03-10-2011, 09:41 PM
Bead fishing certainly does have a bad rap among many steelhead anglers but as stated when fished properly and at the right times of the season they can be deadly. Beads under a float is legitimate as its nearly impossible to floss fish using floats. The guys you see on the clearwater and its tribs using spey rods with leaders as long as their rods and the strike indicator is set at 15 ft deep to fish runs that are 3-5 ft deep on places like the South fork are flossing the majority of the fish they hook............ Same thing with gear guys using beads on 9 ft leaders, totally unnecessary unless the intent is to floss.
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